Saanich N & S, British Columbia (1881 census)
Saanich N & S was a census subdivision in British Columbia, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 488. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q179553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.621°N, 123.408°W.
Population
In 1881, Saanich N & S had a population of 488: 292 male and 196 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 488 |
| 1891 | 610 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Saanich N & S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 488 total population, 292 males, 196 females, 142 married persons, 91 families, 72 married males, 70 married females, 12 widowed persons, 9 widowed males, 3 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 334 single persons under 18, 211 single males under 18, 123 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 91 inhabited houses, 91 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 35,458 bushels of oats, 19,805 bushels of turnips, 17,720 bushels of potatoes, 13,554 bushels of spring wheat, 9,891 bushels of barley, 5,570 bushels of peas and beans, 5,490 bushels of other root crops, 2,437 bushels of winter wheat, 1,225 tons of hay, 782 acres of hay crops, 639 acres of wheat, 250 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 101 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Caulfield Anderson | 1814–1884 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 488 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
BC192004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_BC003012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q179553
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanich,_British_Columbia
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saanich
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Saanich N & S, British Columbia (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/bc/saanich-n-s-bc192004-1881/.